Method and means for producing woven-reed articles



M. B. LLOYD.

METHOD AND MEANS FOR PRODUCING WOVEN REED ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25, 1919.

Patented May 4, 1920.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25, 1919.

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,METHOD AND MEANS FOR PRODUCING WOVEN REED ARTICLES.

APFLICAUON FILED MAR. 25. 19I9. 1,33 9,063. Patented May 4,1920.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25! 1919- 1,339,063. Patented May 4, 1920.

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MARSHALL B. LLOYD, OF MENOMINEE, MICHIGAN.

METHOD AND MEANS FOR PRODUCING WOVEN-REED ARTICLES.

' Application filed March 25,

To all whom it may concern: M

Be it known that I, MARSHALL B. LLOYD,

.a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Menominee, Michigan, have invented a certain new, useful, and 1m roved Method and Means for Producing oven- Feed Articles, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates, generally to methods. and means for producing woven reed articles and relates particularly to the production of reed articles having a frame that is curved at least in part.

Cross reference is hereby made to applicants copending application Serial No.

352970, filed January 21, 1920, for apparatus for producing woven reed articles and which discloses but does not claim certain of the subject matter herein shownv and claimed. y T he general object of my inventlon is to provide a method and means for producing a woven reed article from a piece or strip of flat fabric of such character that the produced shall be of uniformly substantial and pleasing character.

A further and particular object of my in.- vention is to provide a method and means of producing reed baby carriage hoods whereby the'hitherto highly individualistic weaving and shaping of each reed fabric;

upon its frame shallbe eliminated and the manufacture thereof reduced to a factory system whereby the reed fabrics can be pro-' duced independent of the frame, in a manner convenient for the weaving-operation, and thereafter quickly and easily. applied to I is fairly representative.

and shaped upon the frame.

My invention consists generally in the means, steps, acts and stated'seqpence theres" of, whereby. the above named objects, together with others which will appear herein- .after, are attainable; and my'invention will be more readily understood by reference to Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1920. i919. SerialNo.285,096.

the accompanying drawings which illustrate the principal stepsof the method and suitable means for practising the same.

In the said drawings Figure 1 represents a piece of reed, fabric which in this instance has been produced in tubular or endless form as a matter of convenience in weaving. Fig. 2 is a strip of reed fabric which has been'cut from the tubular fabric shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents the-next step in the method of producing the hood, portions of the fabric having been removed and other portions treated to facilitate manipulation. Figs. 4c, 5 and Gare end edge views illustrating steps in the application of the fabricof Fig. 3 .to the frame of a baby carriage hood. Fig. 7 is a View illustrating the step of clamping the fabric against the.

hood frame and over the hoodform of Fig. 7 to cause it to con form generally thereto. Fig. 7 is a perspective vieWQof a hQQd form used in the production of; the hood; Fig. 7 is a detail View ofthe hood -clampingmember supports; Fig. 7 is a detail view substantially on the line B.-B of Fig. 7*; F i'g. 7 D is a view illustrating the mechanism of Fig. 7 in the operation of drawing thehood clamping members and the hood, to

the hood form; Fig. 7 is-a detail view substantially on the line CC of FigQ'F Fig. 7 is a detail view substantially on the line D-- D of Fig. 7 Fig. 8 is a View partially in section and partially in elevation illustrating the step of folding and securing proj ecting surplus portions of the fabric around the end frame members of the hood. Fig. 9 is a view similar to F ig. 8 partially in section and partially in elevation showing the hood completed and the clamping means removed; F ig. 10 is an end view of the completed hood; and Fig. 11 is a side View thereof.

I In the drawings I have disclosedthe manufacture of a baby carriage hood but this, it is to be understood is by way of illustration and not byway of limitation since it is my intent to disclose a method and means for-the manufacture of a class of reed articlesof which a baby carriage Referring now to the drawin s for a detailed statement of. the metho and. for adetailed description ofthe means for practising the same, 1 represents a supply of woven reed fabric. It is shown in the drawings as of, tubular form but in so" far as the present invention is concerned the in-' itial formof the fabric is immaterial, it being shown in this form because I find that I can conveniently and expeditiously so weaveit. In practice I make the tubular reed fabric one of a size such that it can be cut into a number of parts thus providing a plurality of .fiat bands or strips, 2, one of which is shown in Fig. 2. The reed fabric is composed of spaced stakes, 3, over and under which filler strands, 4, are woven. Portions 3' of the stakes project beyond the body of the reed fabric. A considerable number of these projecting stakes substantially those comprised within the confines of the zones A are laid down, in

a manner familiar to all reed weavers, for

the purpose of preventing the filler strands of the fabric from unraveling: The turned down stakes are indicated in Fig. 3 at 3". Obviously turning down the stakes on both sides of the woven-fabric confines the filler strands therebetween in such a manner that beof various forms, one suitable form being shown and described in my co-pending application, Serial No. 171,432, entitled Method of and means for binding the edges of reed fabric and the like. In'any event 2 the binder strips, 5, rigidly embrace the reed fabric and in the present instance serve to confine all of the\ stakes of the fabric against loss or separation. The shape of the hood in the present instance is such that the corners of the fabric shown in Fig. 2 are not needed and I, therefore, remove the same substantially alon the dotted lines, 6. While this surplus abric may be removed after fabric has been placed upon the frame, I prefer to remove it before that operation as it somewhat simplifies the work and enables the fabric to be better 0011-. formed to the frame. In this manner I produce the article shown in Fig. 3 which it will be understood is a flat strip of woven reed fabric and while unsecured to the article frame is, nevertheless, in such form that it can be handled and manipulated, as may be necessary or desirable, in the operation of securing and conforming the same to a frame of different shape, without danger of either the filler strands or the stakes becoming separated or unraveled. This attribute is one of importance inasmuch as the fabric is subjected to pulling and shaping forces that might cause the'same to unravel unless it were properly confined and safeguarded against such action. The article shown in Fig. 3 is of such form that 7;

it can be used closely adjacent the place of manufacture, or if desired it can be shipped to remote points for attachment to the article frame without any danger of destruction in the shipping. number of these fabric strips can be shipped in very little space. A reed fabric of the form shown in Fig. 3 is an article of manufacture in and of itself, which is valuable because of the constructional methods that it makes possible. 7

The strip shown in Fig. 3 is'designed for application to the frame of the baby carriage hood, which as is best shown in Figs.

5, 6, 8 and 9 is composed of a plurality of U shaped members, 8, 9, and 10 which radiate from a central point at which is located a fixture, 11, designed for cooperation with j a pivotv on the baby carriage (not shown)" The fixture, 11, is preferably a metallic member provided with two ears, 11, to which the lower or free ends of the U shaped members 9 and 10 are secured. The fix-- ture members, 11, may be attached to the hood frame'members before the fabric is 5 secured thereto, but I simplify and cheapen the operation by utilizing common means for securing the fixture members and portions of the fabric. The various frame .members are held in proper spaced relation solved this rather difficult problem satis- 11b factorily by the method and: means herein shown and described. v

The reed fabric in the form shown in Fig. 3 is ready for application to the hood frame and as before stated is in such form that it can be pulled, shaped, and worked with great freedom and without danger of disintegration. v

- As a first step iii applying thefabric to the frame, I pierce one of the metallic members, 5, with a nail or brad, 13, the metallici member, 5, being placed upon an anvil, shown only by means of dotted lines in Fig. 4, to facilitate the operation. The hood fixture member, 11, is threaded over the brad, 13, and then the brad is forced through one of the U shaped frame members, 8 or .10 and its end clenched or formed over as shown at 135 in Fig. 5. Another brad is similarly clenched through and over v I l Furthermore a large 7' This 105 frame member, 10 so that by this operation not only is the fabric rigidly secured to that side of the frame but its fixture member, 11, is simultaneously secured in proper position. As a next step I wrap the reed fabric around the frame and in a similar manner secure the other metallic portion, 5, over the side of the frame member as is well shown in Fig. 6 in like manner simultaneously securing the other hood fixture member, 11. The operations so far described result in merely shaping the fabric to U shape, considered cross-sectionally of the hood. But considered longitudinally of the hood the fabric does not conform to the arcuate shape thereof since the normal tendency-of the fabric is to retain its straight form. As a next step in the operation of making the hood, I place the hood frame with the partly shaped fabric'thereon, upon the hood form 32 shown in Fig. '7 and apply pressure to. the fabric substantially along the central longitudinal portion of the hood to cause it to conform to the arcuate shape of the hood form. This I accom-- plish conveniently by pressing elongated arcuate plate members, 14, and 15 on the fabric and by providing cam members, 16 and 17, wherein the plates 14 and 15 can be powerfully pressed home. The cams, 16'

and 17 are shown inFigs. 7 and 8 in the positions that they occupy when pressing the fabric against the form and as will be seen the cams are suitably pivoted in arms 18 and 19 that are carried by a rigid frame, 20. The Game and plates thus described are sufficient to cause the fabric, along the central part of the frame to conform thereto.

But in order to shape the side portions of the fabric, I provide additional clamping members. Two such clamping members are provided, one on each side of the hood but since they are identical in construction a description of one will serve for both. As is probably .best shown in Figs. 7, 7 7 the arms 18 and 19 are provided with books, '21 and 22, from which the side clamping frame, 23, is hung. Frame 23, in this instance comprises three arm-like portions, 24, 25 and 26, the portions 24 and 25 being curved to conform to the side and top portions of the hood and the arm, 26, depending to a point below the end of the hood fixture member, 11. I utilize the ric accurately to the side parts of the hood;

As will be seen, the depending member, 26,

is slotted and near its end is provided with, a spanning pin, 28. From the hood form.

I hang leverage mechanism comprising a handle, 30, and arm 31, engaging the pin, 28 of the member, 26, the operation being such that when the handle, 30, is swung in one direction the side clamping member, 23, being hung or pivoted on the pins, 21 and 22 is pulled downwardly and inwardly. At the same time a hook 29 engaging the hood fixture member, 11, draws the hood frame downwardly and inwardly. In this manner the fabric is caused to conform nicely to the hood frame both transversely and there secure it as by means of suitable brads, 34. the edge pmtions of the fabric constituting the side portions of the end of the hood. This operation is performed on both sides of the hood and then finally the central upper portion of thefabric (that portion along which the stakes are laid down) is folded around the frame and permanently secured thereto. Thus in Fig. 8 one end of the hood is shown with the fabric folded and secured in place and the other end is shown with the surplus fabric projecting. Obviously the operation of finishing the other end of the hood is the same as that already described and need not be again detailed. v

After both ends of the fabric have been folded in and secured as shown at the left hand end of Fig. 8, I prefer to place over the somewhat ragged edges of the fabric additional .binding strips which will not only hold the fabric against any possible separation from the frame but will also-serve to curvethe'fabric more abruptly around the dowel members of the frame. These binding or fastening strips, 40, as shown in Fig. 9, are held in place by means of brads, 41, which are secured in the arcuate members of the hood frame, and they are preferably in the shape of a metallic band that can be readily shap'e d without danger of breaking.-

The hood is now completed in so far as the reed covering is concerned and the temporary clamping means may be re moved. To accomplish this the said clamping members, 23, are released by swinging the handle, 30, and then removing them from the hooks, 21 and 22. The cam levers, 16 and 17, likewise are swung to inoperative position and the clamping plates, 14 and 15 removed. In order to permit free removal of the hood from the hood form'I prefer to make the arms, 18 and 19, swingable so that they may be swung free of the hood to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 7 and at the left side of Fig. 9.

The completed hood is shown in edge view in Fig. 10 and in side elevation in Fig. 11, by referenceto which it will be seen that the fabric conforms beautifully to the frame; that the stakes are uniformly spaced; that the filler strand extends from side to side in parallel relation and that as a whole it presents an artistic appearance,

unmarred by filler strands extending to dithe likecomposed of spaced stakes, over and under which filler strands are woven (whether the material be composed of natural reed, fiber reed, or composite mate; rials), do not embrace fabrics of different 7 structure, such for example as cane fabric.

Inasmuch as this disclosure will readily suggest to others, skilled in the art to which this appertains, modified methods and means whereby the substantial objects and purposes of my invention may be attained, I do not wish to be limited to the specific means herein shown and described for accomplishing the stated objects, nor to the steps or stated sequence of the method, except only as may be necessary by limitations in the hereunto appended claims.

I claim:

1. A method of producing articles of woven reed and the like that consists in providing a frame curved at least in part, in providing a stri of woven reed fabric of a size greater than the frame, clamping the fabric temporarily against'the frame with the surplus fabric projecting beyond the ends of the frame and while in this condi tion folding the surplus material around and securing it to the frame members.

2. A method of producing articles of woven reed and the like that consists in providing a frame curved at least in part, in providing a strip of wovenfabricof a size greater than the frame, clamping the fabric temporarily against the frame and while in this condition folding the surplus material around and' securing it to the frame members, and then removing the temporary clamping means.

3. A method of producing articles of plus material around and woven reed and the like that consists in providing a frame curved at least in part,in

and transversely, in providing aestrip of woven reed fabric of a size greater than the frame, clamping the fabric temporarily against the framewith the surplus fabric projecting beyond the ends of the frame and while in this condition folding the sursecuring it to the frame members.

5. A method of producing articles of woven reed and'the like that consists in providing a frame curved longitudinally and transversely, in providing a strip of woven fabric of a'size greater than the frame, clamping the fabric temporaril against the frame and while in this condition folding the surplus material aroundand securing it to the frame members, and

then removing the temporary *clai'nping means. 6. method of producing articles of woven reed and thelike that consists in providing a frame-curved longitudinally and transversely, in providing a strip of woven .fabric of a size greater than the frame, clamping thefabric temporarily against the frame with portions thereof projecting-be yond the end members of the frame and while in this condition first folding the lowermost end portions of the surplus fabric around the frame and securing it thereto and thereafter turning in and securing the intermediate surplus fabric. I

7. A method of producing articles of woven reed and the like that consists in providing a frame curved at least in part, in providing a flat strip of woven reed fabric of a size greater than the frame, clamping the fabric temporarily against the frame with the surplus fabric projecting beyond the ends of the frame and while. in this condition folding the surplus material around and securing it to the frame members.

8. A method of producing articles of "woven reed. and the like that consists in providing a frame curved at least in part, in providing a flat strip of woven fabric of a size greater than the frame, clamping the fabric temporarily against the frame and while in this condition folding the surplus material around and securing it to the frame members, and then removing the temporary clamping means.

9. A method of producing articles of Woven reed and the like that consists in providing a frame curved atleast in part, in providing a flat strip of Woven fabric of a size greater than the frame, clamping the fabric temporarily against the frame With portions thereof projecting beyond the end eporarily clamping the fabric against the frame With the stakes extending from end to end and the filler strands from side toside and With the surplus fabric extending beyond the ends of the frame and While in this condition turning the surplus fabric around the frame and securing it thereto. 11. A method of producing a baby carriage hood of Woven reed and the like that consists in providing a hood shaped frame, in providing a piece of Woven reed fabric of a sizegreater than the hood frame, temporarily clamping the fabric against the frame With the stakes extending from end to end and the filler strands from side to side and with the surplus fabric extending beyond the ends of the frame and While in this condition turning the surplus fabric around the frame and securing it thereto,

and thereafter removing the temporary clamping means.

12. A method of producing articles of woven reed and the like that consists in providing a frame curved longitudinally and transversely, in providing a flat strip of Woven fabric of a size greater than the frame, placing the fabric "on the frame, clamping central portions of the fabric and thereby causing it to conform to the frame along the central zone, clamping side portions of the fabric against side portions of the frame, and While in this condition folding the surplus material around and securing it to the frame.

13. A method of producing articles of Woven reed and the like that consists in providing a frame curved longitudinally and transversely, in providing a flat strip of Woven fabric of a size greater than the frame, placing the fabric on the frame, clamping central portions of the fabric and thereby causing it to conform to the frame along the central zone, clamping side portions of the fabric against side portions of the frame and While in this condition first clamping central portions curing the surplus fabric intermediate the sides. 1 I

14:. A (method of producing articles of woven reed and the like that consists, in providing a frame curved longitudinally? and transversely,-in providing a flat strip of Woven fabric of a size greater than the frame, placing the fabric on the frame, thereof and thereby causing it to conform to the frame along the central zone, clamping side portions of the fabric against side portions of the frame and'While in this condition first folding the lower-most end portions of the surplus fabric around the frame, securing the same, and successively turning in and securing the surplus intermediate fabric and finally turning in central portions of the fabric adjacent the zone first clamped to the frame.

15. A method of producing articles of Woven reed and the like that consist in providing a frame curved longitudinally and transversely, in providing a fiat strip of Woven fabric of a size greater than the frame, placing the fabric on the frame, clamping central portions thereof, and

thereby causing it to conform to the frame consists in providing a hood shaped frame composed of radiating U shaped members, in. providing a piece of Woven reed fabric having metal binder strips at opposite ends thereof, placing the fabric on the frame and conforming it thereto With the metal binder strips adjacent the free ends of the U shaped frame members, securing the metal binder strips to the frame with portions of the metal projecting therefrom, and then folding the projecting portions of the metal binder strips around the frame.

. 17. A method of producing a baby carriage hood of Woven reed and the like that consists in providing a hood shaped frame composed of radiating U shaped members,

in providing a piece of oven reed fabric having metal binder strips at opposite ends I thereof, placing the fabric on the frame with the metal binder strips adjacent the free ends of the U shaped frame members, securing the metal binder strips of the fabric together with hood fixture members to the free ends of the frame members with p01- tions of the metal binder strips projecting therefrom, and then folding the projecting metal binder strips around the frame.

18. A'method of producing a baby'.carriage hood of woven reed and the like that consists in providing a hood shaped frame composed of radiating U shaped members connected by arcuate spacing members, in carnage hood of woven reed fabrlcand the providing a piece of woven reed fabric hav ing metal binder strips at the opposite ends thereof, placing the fabric on the frame, clamping central portions thereof and there by causing it to confo'rm to the frame along the central zone, securing side portions of the fabric to the free ends of the hood frame members with portions of the metal binder strips projecting therefrom, then folding the projecting metal binder strips around the frame.

19. A method of producing articles of woven reed and the like that consistsin providing a frame curved at least in part, in. providing a piece of woven reed fabric of a size greater'than the frame, placing a templet within the frame, clamping the fabric temporarily against the frame and templet with the surplus fabric projecting beyond the ends of the frame, and in folding the surplus material around and securing it to the frame.

20. A method of producing a baby carriage hood of woven reed and the like that consists in providing a hood shaped frame composed of a plurality of radiating U shaped frame members, in providing a piece of woven reed fabric with metal binder strips at the opposite ends thereof, and in securing the fabric and hood fixture members to the free ends of the U shaped frame members by means of fasteningdevices passstrip of woven reed fabric having opposed "central portions of the ends thereof enrbraced by metallic binder strips.

23. An article of manufacture for use in producing woven reed articles comprising a strip of woven reed fabric having opposed end portions thereof embraced by metallic binder strips, said binder strips substantially paralleling the stakes.

24. An article of manufacture for use in producing woven. reed articles comprising a strip-of woven reed fabric having :opposed end portions thereof embraced by metallic binder strips, and a portion ofthe stakes along both edges being turned down.

25. As an article of manufacture, a baby carriage hood of woven reed fabric and the like composed of a frame and a separately woven fabric applied thereto with the stakes extending from end to end and the filler strands from' side to side.

26. As an article of manufacture, a baby like composed of a frame having hood, fixture members, and a separately woven fabric applied thereto with the stakes extending from end to end and the filler strands from side to side and having metallic binder strips embracing the fabric along the edges adja-. cent the hood fixture members. 7

27. As an article of manufacture, a baby carriage hood of woven reed fabric and the like composed of a frame and a separately woven fabric applied thereto with the stakes extending from end to end and the filler strands from side to side, the stakes extending in uniform relation from end to end and the filler strands in substantially parallel relation from side to side.

28 As an arti le of manufacture, a baby carriage hood of woven reed fabric and the like, composed of a frame of hood-like form,

and a Woven reed fabric thereon having binder strips onthe side edges thereof.

29. As an article of manufacture, a baby carriage hood of woven reed fabric and the like, composed of a frame of hood-like form,

and a woven reed fabric thereon having metallic binder strips on the side edges thereof.

30. As an article of manufacture, a baby carriage hood of woven reed fabric and the like, composed of a frame of hood-like form,

having converging side portions, hood fixture members affixed to the termini of the side portions, and a woven reed fabric on the frame having binder strips on its side edges at least part of which embrace the hood fixture members.

31. As an article of manufacture, a baby carriage hood of woven reed -fabric-and the like, composed of a frame of hood-like form having converging sideportions, hood fixture members affixed-to the termini of the side portions, and a woven reed fabric on the frame having metallic binder strips on its side edges at least part of which embrace the hood fixture members.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 21st day of March, 1919, in the presence of twp'isubscribing witnesses.

' ARSHADL .B. LLOYD.

Witnesses: w THOMAS F. BR pE, HILDA O. Pn'rnnson. 

